(2022) I expect I'll probably lose some sort of genre-fan credit by confessing that I've never understood the appeal of “The Fall of the House of Usher.“ I've read it a dozen times (it's short at least), each time hoping it will knock me over, but then don't get it all over again. So I'm pleased that T. Kingfisher has taken that cipher of a story and crafted something engaging, accessible and even creepy. Of this version, I'd read a sequel.
“A Victorian ghost story that evokes a most unsettling kind of fear, The Silent Companions is a tale that creeps its way through the consciousness in ways you least expect—much like the companions themselves.”
@CBee my #ReadYourKindle list for #September
One of the picks for August releases tomorrow, so I will hold off on posting them until the 1st.
so-so⭐️⭐️I wanted to like it. I almost liked it. Very meh! Too much going on and none of it sticks. Overly long and repetitive in many places. I know there‘s a good story in there, I just couldn‘t grab onto it. It was grabbing sand.
pickThis was . . . different! The name is certainly fitting, because this lady was all kinds of crazy! I listened to the audio and loved how she would just slip some gruesome or outrageous statement into what started out as a normal sentence. I liked the uniqueness of it. I will definitely watch the movie when it comes out.
